And though a tenth remain in it, it will be burned again, like a terebinth or an oak, whose stump remains when it is felled.” The holy seed is its stump.
Matthew 24:22 - English Standard Version 2016 And if those days had not been cut short, no human being would be saved. But for the sake of the elect those days will be cut short. Tuilleadh leaganachaKing James Version (Oxford) 1769 And except those days should be shortened, there should no flesh be saved: but for the elect's sake those days shall be shortened. Amplified Bible - Classic Edition And if those days had not been shortened, no human being would endure and survive, but for the sake of the elect (God's chosen ones) those days will be shortened. American Standard Version (1901) And except those days had been shortened, no flesh would have been saved: but for the elect’s sake those days shall be shortened. Common English Bible If that time weren’t shortened, nobody would be rescued. But for the sake of the ones whom God chose, that time will be cut short. Catholic Public Domain Version And unless those days had been shortened, no flesh would be saved. But for the sake of the elect, those days shall be shortened. Douay-Rheims version of The Bible - 1752 version And unless those days had been shortened, no flesh should be saved: but for the sake of the elect those days shall be shortened. |
And though a tenth remain in it, it will be burned again, like a terebinth or an oak, whose stump remains when it is felled.” The holy seed is its stump.
In the whole land, declares the Lord, two thirds shall be cut off and perish, and one third shall be left alive.
For I will gather all the nations against Jerusalem to battle, and the city shall be taken and the houses plundered and the women raped. Half of the city shall go out into exile, but the rest of the people shall not be cut off from the city.
For false christs and false prophets will arise and perform great signs and wonders, so as to lead astray, if possible, even the elect.
And he will send out his angels with a loud trumpet call, and they will gather his elect from the four winds, from one end of heaven to the other.
And if the Lord had not cut short the days, no human being would be saved. But for the sake of the elect, whom he chose, he shortened the days.
And will not God give justice to his elect, who cry to him day and night? Will he delay long over them?
though they were not yet born and had done nothing either good or bad—in order that God’s purpose of election might continue, not because of works but because of him who calls—
Therefore I endure everything for the sake of the elect, that they also may obtain the salvation that is in Christ Jesus with eternal glory.
Peter, an apostle of Jesus Christ, To those who are elect exiles of the Dispersion in Pontus, Galatia, Cappadocia, Asia, and Bithynia,